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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, AUG. 25 - This Aug. 14, 2014 photo shows from left, housing project manager Lars Wagner, Vice Admiral Charles Ray, commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Capt. Jeffrey Westling, commander of Coast Guard Base Kodiak, scooping up gravel at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Coast Guard Base Kodiak housing facility in Kodiak, Alaska. The housing facility is expected to be completed in 2016. (AP Photo/Kodiak Daily Mirror, Julie Herrmann)

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New housing to ease Coast Guard housing shortage

KODIAK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski helped break ground for a new Coast Guard Base Kodiak housing…

Opinion

Rich Lowry: Against the Ferguson mob

The chant “No justice, no peace” is an apt rallying cry for Ferguson, Missouri, where protesters don’t truly…

Letters to the Editor

Borough actions on K-Beach flooding prudent

As I drove home from a meeting at the Kenai River Center on Tuesday evening my thoughts were…

Opinion

What others say: USA Freedom Act a testimony to informed public debate

A little more than a year after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the federal…

Sports

Week 2 prep football roundup

The Kenai Central football team found enough magic on defense to stay in Saturday night’s game against Lathrop.…

Sports

Reimer leads Peninsula finishers at Lost Lake

Adam Reimer led central Kenai Peninsula runners by placing fifth in the Lost Lake Run on Saturday in…

Sports

Pothast, Brennan top Salmon Cycle Series #7

John-Mark Pothast and Angie Brennan were the top riders at Salmon Cycle Series #7 on Thursday at Tsalteshi…

Sports

First day results from Kenai Open

Chris Morin, coming off a win in the Donald R. Morgan club championship at Kenai Golf Course last…

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Efforts prepare K-Beach area for future flooding

About 10 months after the declared Kalifornsky Beach Road flood disaster, affected property owners gathered Tuesday at the…

Richard Thompson, left, of Kenai, a United Cook Inlet Drift Association member, grills salmon with his father, Dan Thompson, for the crowd at Industry Appreciation Day Saturday in Kenai. The event recognizes the contributions of area industries, including fishing, oil and gas, and tourism, to the community.

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Photos: Appreciating industry

Photo courtesy Shellie Saner, Soldotna city clerk Soldotna Police Chief Peter Mlynarik presents medals to Officers Derek Urban and Stephen Clary for saving a man's life at the Aug. 13 Soldotna City Council meeting. Mlynarik thanked the officers for their actions in rescuing the man from the Kenai River on June 24.

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Two Soldotna police officers recognized for live-saving efforts

Two Soldotna police officers were recognized on Aug. 13 for saving the life of a man who jumped…

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Court says CIRI can pursue gas royalty payments

A federal South Texas Bankruptcy Court has ruled that Cook Inlet Region Inc. can continue its quest through…

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Family buries remains of veteran killed in 1952

WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — An Air Force veteran whose body lay lost in the snow of an Alaskan…

Opinion

Cal Thomas: ISIS ‘a national security threat’

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — U.S. airstrikes that have helped Iraqi and Kurdish forces recapture a strategic dam and…

Opinion

Bob Franken: The rules of the rule of law

Let’s face it: We have a law-enforcement problem in this country. Far too often, the people who are…

Opinion

Both sides should be watching for effects of oil tax change

The dust is starting to settle on Tuesday’s primary election, with voters narrowly rejecting a referendum to repeal…

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Life

Community news and notes

Sam Tilly and Tessa Rhyner of Kenai announce the birth of their daughter, Atlas Indira at 3:32 a.m.…

Life

Learning for Life: Flavored vinegars from wild berries and garden herbs

Flavored vinegars add variety to your meals and they are simple to make. The only ingredients you need…

SoHi football tops Palmer

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SoHi football tops Palmer

Junior Drew Gibbs scored twice and ran for 96 yards to lead the Soldotna Stars to a 33-0…

Letters to the Editor

Gift a great way to start school year

Soldotna High School would like to send out a special thank you to Kathy Gensel, Dale Dolifka and…